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Lance Louis is running as the Colts' first-team left guard right now.

The Colts are rolling LT Anthony Castonzo, LG Louis, C Khaled Holmes, RG Todd Herremans and RT Jack Mewhort. Hugh Thornton could also push for reps. This unit can't be much worse than last year, when Andrew Luck was under pressure 36.2 percent of the time -- 8th most in the league. Mon, Aug 3, 2015 08:46:00 AM

Louis is working as the first-team left guard at OTAs with Donald Thomas (quad) out, but is in the mix to start on the right side along with Thornton and rookie Jack Mewhort. Two years removed from ACL surgery, Louis is practicing fully. He's a superior pass blocker to Thornton and is a favorite of GM Ryan Grigson. Fri, Jun 6, 2014 05:22:00 PM

It's high praise for a player currently signed to a reserve/future contract, but Louis has 28 games of starting experience and missed the majority of the last two seasons recovering from ACL surgery. At worst, Louis should provide quality depth on the Colts offensive line. Louis has the potential to be an upgrade on RG Hugh Thornton when healthy. Fri, Mar 28, 2014 08:17:00 PM

A five-year veteran with 28 games of starting experience, Louis isn't typically the kind of player inked to a reserve/future pact. Louis signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins last season, but still wasn't over his 2012 ACL tear in camp, getting cut loose before final cuts. Still only 29 (in April), Louis is a worthy flier for a team that received some of the league's worst guard play in 2013. Wed, Jan 15, 2014 05:17:00 PM

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Louis is working as the first-team left guard at OTAs with Donald Thomas (quad) out, but is in the mix to start on the right side along with Thornton and rookie Jack Mewhort. Two years removed from ACL surgery, Louis is practicing fully. He's a superior pass blocker to Thornton and is a favorite of GM Ryan Grigson.

It's high praise for a player currently signed to a reserve/future contract, but Louis has 28 games of starting experience and missed the majority of the last two seasons recovering from ACL surgery. At worst, Louis should provide quality depth on the Colts offensive line. Louis has the potential to be an upgrade on RG Hugh Thornton when healthy.

A five-year veteran with 28 games of starting experience, Louis isn't typically the kind of player inked to a reserve/future pact. Louis signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins last season, but still wasn't over his 2012 ACL tear in camp, getting cut loose before final cuts. Still only 29 (in April), Louis is a worthy flier for a team that received some of the league's worst guard play in 2013.

Louis was slow to recover from a 2012 torn ACL and was released by the offensive line-needy Dolphins ahead of final cuts. The Panthers opted to sign OG Travis Bond instead on Wednesday. Louis may not yet be healthy.

27-year-old Louis was slow to recover from his 2012 ACL tear, falling behind undrafted rookie Josh Samuda at one point in the battle to start at right guard. Another gem from Jeff Ireland's desperation offseason spending spree, Louis cost the Dolphins $125,000 without even playing in a single game.

Dolphins OG Lance Louis (ACL) made his preseason debut in Saturday's game against the Texans.

He played 19 snaps, and the Dolphins were "encouraged" by Louis' play. Finally back on the practice field, Louis should blow by UDFA Josh Samuda and challenge John Jerry (knee) for Miami's right guard job. Jerry is expected to return to practice this week after missing nearly three weeks of action.

According to the Miami Herald, Dolphins OG Lance Louis (ACL) still isn't 100 percent, and has taken "very few" first-team reps in camp.

Louis was supposed to push RG John Jerry for a starting job, but his health won't allow it. Jerry is rehabbing from a knee injury of his own, which he suffered early in camp. Unimpressive UDFA Josh Samuda is currently running with the first team at right guard. As we feared during free agency, GM Jeff Ireland's masterplan has left little room for error. Thus far, there's been lots of error.

According to the Miami Herald, it "hasn't been determined" if Dolphins OG Lance Louis (torn ACL) will be ready for training camp, but that he's "not far away."

Per reporter Barry Jackson, Louis has a "good chance" to unseat RG John Jerry if he's healthy. Louis is roughly eight months removed from the blindside Jared Allen block that ended his 2012. We tentatively expect him to take Jerry's job.

Dolphins agreed to terms with OG Lance Louis, formerly of the Bears, on a one-year contract.

It's a strong signing for the free-spending Fins, and could indicate RG John Jerry's time in the starting lineup — or perhaps with the team — is through. Save for Brandon Moore, Louis was the top guard still on the market. Louis is recovering from a torn left ACL, but is expected to be ready for camp. With the interior line now set, Miami needs to figure out what it's going to do at tackle.

It's significantly easier for an interior lineman to regain full effectiveness off an ACL tear. Louis is expected to be ready for camp and could very well be back with the Bears. His agent is scheduled to sit down with Emery at the Combine.

Louis has started 24 games over the last two seasons, but he tore his left ACL in late November. His recovery has recently been described as "on schedule." Louis is a solid pass blocker, but he gets pushed around easily in the run game. The two sides should be able to hammer out a deal.

Bears placed RG Lance Louis on injured reserve with a torn left ACL, ending his season.

Louis was injured on a blindside block from Vikings RE Jared Allen in Week 12. Like every Bears offensive lineman, Louis wasn't playing well, but his loss leaves the team spectacularly short up front. Recently benched RT Gabe Carimi took Louis' place Sunday. The Bears are probably wishing they hadn't placed subordinate LG Chilo Rachal on the reserve/non-football injury list right about now. Still only 27, Louis will be a free agent at season's end.

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New Colts coach Frank Reich has pledged to have a "strong element of no huddle" in his offense.

"We will be a multiple, attack, uptempo offense," Reich said. "We will be aggressive." It's fairly boilerplate — when was the last time a new coach pledged to be conservative on offense? — but the no-huddle element is intriguing. Many coaches still seem unduly wary of the no huddle, even when it works well for their offense. It's typically a boon for quarterbacks, and surely would be for Andrew Luck. Reich also insisted he was not concerned with Luck's slow recovery from shoulder surgery.

Swoope was hoping to return from a knee injury later in the year but never progressed enough to make that a reality. "It’s close, but we would never put him out there unless he could go out there and be 100 percent," said coach Chuck Pagano. Jack Doyle will continue to serve as the Colts' primary tight end.